“If I Knew You Were Going to Be This Beautiful, I Never Would Have Let You Go”, By Judy Chicurel

by Emily Roberts on November 3, 2014

If I knew You jacket coverThis brand new book from author, Judy Chicurel, is a portrait of a declining town and its people, who are trapped in the past that they have witnessed, and only wanting to move on to a promising future. It is a ‘coming of age’ story told in wise, clear descriptions of what it was to be a young woman at a particular time in our country.

The main character, Kate, lives on Long Island in the atmosphere of the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Kate and her friends are together battling the daily hardships of an economically distressed town. They are just looking for an escape in the face of fear, love, and loss. The book has been reviewed as; “a blunt, cynical, often profane and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny” short stay in the town of Elephant Beach.

Author, Judy Chicurel, has published works in several publications, such as The New York Times and Newsday, with her plays having been produced and performed in Manhattan. One common thread that she shares with her characters is that she lives by the water in Brooklyn.

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